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Foie gras, corks, critters, seasons, Brunello - sipped and spit
http://www.drvino.com/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ foie-gras-corks-critters-seasons-brunello-s…SIPPED: Sauternes Chicago’s foie gras ban has been repealed in a 37 - 6 vote by the City Council, overturning the 48 - 1 vote that put the ban into effect five years ago. The prices of Sauternes, the unctuous sweet wine often served as an accompaniment, just went up an additional ten percent.
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Monday Blues
http://www.trendy.in/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ monday-blues/I think I’ve just discovered the perfect antidote to those Monday bring-me-downs: A plump cushion, a delish fruit martini, superlative food, gentle breeze and bluesy jazz that soothes the nerves till you’re ready to take on the rest of the week. Okay, so Johnnie boy (Coltrane, of course) or Armstrong aren’t landing up on your doorstep.
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Bowled Over
http://www.trendy.in/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ bowled-over/Glad tidings. The distinctly unsavoury Tacomaker’s gone, gone, gone from SDA market opposite IIT. In its place is the latest set of tables to join the city’s eating-Asian explosion. Chi, from the Tabula Rasa guys, is the opposite of their pioneering ’small plates’.
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Wine in Portugal
http://www.intheknowtraveler.com/ 2506Fall in Portugal brings a buzz of activity to the 20 designated wine regions across the country, from picking and processing the grapes to celebrating the harvest with food, song and traditional festivals.
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Chilean Carmenere Makes An Appearance - Episode #465
http://tv.winelibrary.com/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ chilean-carmenere-makes-an-appearance-e…View all 32 › Wines tasted in this episode: Concha Y Toro CarmenereChile Carmenere 2005 Chono CarmenereChile Carmenere 2006 Errazuriz Carmenere Single VineyardChile Carmenere
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Grand Opening Special at Westin Princeville Ocean Resort, Kaua’i
http://traveler.fivestaralliance.com/ index.php/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ grand-opening-spe…Buzzworthy: The Westin Princeville Resort recently opened its doors on the north shore of Hawaii’s lush, secluded island of Kauai, and they’re offering an introductory special offer of $299 per night for a one-bedroom villa.
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RP143: Finger Lakes Wine Region
http://remarkablepalate.com/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ rp143-finger-lakes-wine-region/…ReMARKable Palate #143: Finger Lakes Wine Region This week, it’s all about the food and wine of the Finger Lakes Wine Country, just a few hours north of New York City. I attended a tasting at New York’s Astor Center, the state of the art tasting room above Astor Wines, where I got a chance to
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Oz Clarke’s Rant with Catavino
http://www.catavino.net/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ oz-clarks-rant-with-catavino/In January, for those of you who weren’t following our play by play of the II International Conference on Climate and Wine, Catavino spent three days cornering wine celebrities, in order to get a better sense as to how wine is being affected both now and in the future by the fluctuating climate conditions.
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The L.A. Times in 60 seconds: Cheesecake, tomatillos and online cooking school
http://www.slashfood.com/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ the-l-a-times-food-section-in-60-seconds…Filed under: Recipes, Newspapers, in sixty secondsHere's what you can find in Today's Los Angeles Times Food Section (Wednesday, May 14, 2008) Former mayor Richard Riordan already runs two iconic L.A. restaurants -- downtown's Original Pantry and Malibu's famous Gladstone's for Fish.
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In Print: Clips From Food Sections
http://sarahmeyerwalsh.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ in-print-clips-from-food-sec…In Print: Clips From Food Sections 5. - NY Times Cookbook Publishers Try to Think Small “In the last few years, the children’s cookbook market has moved beyond all-encompassing tomes from Betty Crocker or Better Homes and Gardens. Increasingly customized by age, books now teach toddlers to make lettuce wraps and older children to make entire meals.